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  1. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Ok. More availability means more DPE’s. More oversight requires more inspectors. So far Congress doesn’t seem concerned about the number, and lack thereof qualified inspectors. Without budget approval from Congress the DOT and the FAA cannot arbitrarily hire more inspectors. So here...
  2. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    It has to do with understanding what is involved in certification. You and many others obviously don’t have that understanding.
  3. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    And who will provide the oversight for all these newfound DPE’s? Or should they just give out certificates with no oversight?
  4. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    But you could teach the receptionist how to use the engineering programs. Using a computer is part of her job. ;)
  5. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Would you consider yourself qualified to administer a private pilot exam?
  6. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    So the FAA should hand out DPE designations to anyone who wants one?
  7. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    It’s based upon experience. Would you not agree a ATP rated pilot has more real world experience than a 300 hour CFI?
  8. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Thanks for acknowledging that Not really. The majority of DPE’s are highly rated and skilled aviators. The FAA is utilizing their experience. Experience coupled to advanced ratings equal higher pay.
  9. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    So what is the requirements to obtain a DPE position?
  10. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    I hear ya. I think that engineers in the defense industry should only make about 20% above the front desk receptionist pay. As you said "Being over qualified does not justify being overpaid." ;)
  11. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Even more irrelevant. A DPE is more than some guy working at a car wash. :rolleyes:
  12. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    I have a friend that flies contract and is a DPE. If he blocks his schedule for a checkride, he possibly loses out on any contract flying for that day. His contract pay is $1800/day. Plus, most DPE's are far more experienced than your local CFI's. Wouldn't you agree that their...
  13. Doc Holliday

    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Curious, what do you feel a DPE's time is worth?
  14. Doc Holliday

    IA's required to sign off on N/A AD's?

    And I have encountered AD’s that say “replace part xxxxx with p/n xxxx before next flight”. Again, the whole regulation must be taken into account, not just a section in a sentence.
  15. Doc Holliday

    IA's required to sign off on N/A AD's?

    And you didn’t even bother reading the other parts of that sentence. Regulations has to be read as a whole, not cherry picked.
  16. Doc Holliday

    From pilot to A/P?

    Start with FAA Order 8900.1, Vol 1. From there go to the applicable guidance for approving an applicant for an A&P, plus the applicable CFR's. Inspectors must stay within the scope of their employment, which means remaining within all applicable orders. They cannot just decide "Oh what the...
  17. Doc Holliday

    From pilot to A/P?

    Uh, no. But you don’t understand how it actually works, so there’s that. :rolleyes:
  18. Doc Holliday

    From pilot to A/P?

    Yep, all we need now is for the FAA to start doing A&P certificates like the way they revamped the IA test and requirements.
  19. Doc Holliday

    From pilot to A/P?

    My office? My workplace cruises at FL410 and .80m. Not sure what it has to do with being an A&P. :rolleyes:
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